Indiana Online Practice Test User Guide

Indiana Assessments: ILEARN and IREAD-3 Indiana Online Practice Test User Guide Published December 10, 2018 Prepared by the American Institutes for Research

Table of Contents Indiana Assessments: ILEARN and IREAD-3 Section I. Practice Test Administration User Guide... 1 TA Interface: Login and Practice Test Setup... 1 For Students: About the Practice Test Process... 4 Test Layout and Tools... 7 Global and Context Menus... 7 Available Test Tools... 9 Appendix A. Revision Log... 12

Section I. Practice Test Administration User Guide Because practice tests are delivered in the same environment as the operational tests, Test Administrators will use the same two Online Testing System components: Test Administrators (TAs) use the TA Interface to create and manage test sessions. Students use the Student Testing Site to take the practice tests. TA Interface: Login and Practice Test Setup 1. On the Indiana Assessment Portal (https://indiana.portal.airast.org/), navigate to the applicable assessment program s portal, and select your user role. 2. Select the TA Interface card. The login page appears. 3. Enter your email address and password. 4. Select Secure Login. The TA Interface appears. TA Interface Card Login Page 5. Start a test session. a. In the Test Selection window, select the practice tests to administer. b. Select Start Session. The Session ID appears at the top of the page. 6. Provide the Session ID to the students signing in to your practice test session. TA Interface: Select Tests, Start Session 1

7. Have students sign in to the Student Testing Site using their first name, STN, and the Session ID from step 5.b. Note these common login errors: The first name and STN do not match. This indicates that the first name entered does not match the first name associated with the STN. The Session ID is not available. The Session ID entered is not an available test session. Verify that you entered the Session ID correctly. For more information about the student login process, see the section Instructions for Students: About the Practice Test Process. 8. Approve students for testing. When students select practice tests, the Approvals box in the upper-right corner of the TA Interface shows notifications. Select Approvals to view the list of students awaiting approval. o To review a student s accommodations and update designated features (if necessary), select in that student s row. o To approve an individual student for testing, select. o To deny a student for testing, select and enter the reason in the box. o To approve all students for a given practice test or session, select Approve All Students. Student Testing Site: Sign In TA Interface: Approve Students TA Interface: Edit Student Test Settings 2

9. Monitor the students progress throughout the practice tests. Students test statuses appear in the Test Status column of the Students in Your Test Session table. This column also displays the number of test questions the student has answered compared with the total number of questions in the test. TA Interface: Students Currently Testing o The numbered items represent: 1. Session ID 2. Select Tests 3. Approvals 4. Students in your test session o Select to pause an individual student s practice test. If a student s test is paused for more than 20 minutes, the student cannot review any questions completed before the test was paused. o Select to view a student s full information, including current test settings. 10. When the time is up, stop the test session and log out. TA Interface: Stop Session a. Select to stop the session and automatically pause any in-progress tests in your session. b. Select Log Out to exit the TA Interface. Once you stop a session, you cannot resume it. If you stop a session and students need to continue testing, start a new session. Refer to the TDS User Guide for instructions on transferring test sessions, in case a TA accidentally exits a browser during testing, etc. 3

Instructions for Students: About the Practice Test Process Sign In Students: Secure Browser Sign-In Page 1. Open the Secure Browser. The Student Sign-In page appears. 2. Enter your first name, STN, and the Session ID. 3. Select Sign In. Verify Student Information Students: Is This You? Page 1. After you sign in, the Is This You? page appears. Verify that the information on this page is correct. 2. If the information on the screen is correct, select Yes to continue. Select an Available Test Students: Your Tests Page 1. On the Your Tests page, select the correct (e.g., Mathematics, English/Language Arts, Science, or Social Studies) practice test. 2. Wait for me to check your test settings and approve your participation. Verify Test Information 1. Review the information on the Review Test Settings page and make sure that your test settings are correct. 2. Select OK when you are ready. The Functionality Check pages may appear, depending on the test. a. If you are testing with Text-to-Speech (TTS), play the sample TTS audio to make sure that it reads the text aloud. Students: Review Test Settings Page 4

b. If the test contains audio content, play the sample audio to make sure that you can hear it clearly. 3. The Test Instructions and Help page is the last step in the sign-in process. Students may review the information here to understand how to navigate the test and use test tools. Students may access Table 1 and Table 2 in this User Guide by selecting the Help Guide button. 4. Select Begin Test Now to start the practice test. Taking the Test (Information for Test Administrators) On each page of the test, students should answer all the questions before selecting Next to move on to the next page. All responses are saved automatically. Students can also manually save their responses to questions by selecting Save in the global menu. When a test question is associated with a stimulus, students should review that stimulus before responding to the question. Students answer test questions depending on the question s type. Multiple-choice questions: Students select a single answer option. Multi-select questions: Students select one or more answer options. Technology-enhanced questions: Students follow the instructions given for each question. Technology-enhanced questions require students to do one of the following tasks: o Use an on-screen keypad to generate an answer. o Select an object or text on the screen. o Plot points or lines on a graph or image. o Move objects or text around on the screen. o Enter text in a text box. o Match answer options together. o Enter values in a table. o Modify a highlighted word or phrase in a reading selection. o Enter input parameters to run an on-screen simulation. Some test pages may have only one question and others may have more. Students may need to scroll down the page to see all questions on a page. 5

5. Pausing the Test a. You can pause a test at any point. The pause button is located in the upper right-hand corner of the global menu. Pause Button b. If you pause for more than 20 minutes, you cannot review any questions completed before pausing, unless you paused on a page with incomplete questions. 6. When you resume a test after pausing it, you be taken to the first incomplete question. 7. After completing the last question on the practice test, select End Test. 8. On the End Test page, select a question number to review one of your answers, or select Submit Test to complete the testing process. Once you submit the test, you will not be able to return to any items or change any responses. End Test Page 6

Test Layout and Tools This section provides an overview of the Online Testing System s available tools and their location. Figure 1 shows the basic test layout and primary tools available in the Student Testing Site. Figure 1. Test Layout Global and Context Menus The global and context menus allow students to access on-screen tools. Students can access these tools using a mouse or keyboard shortcuts. About the Global Menu The global menu at the top of the test page contains navigation buttons on the left and tool buttons on the right (see Figure 2). Figure 2. Global Menu To open a test tool in the global menu: 1. Select the button for the tool. The selected test tool activates. 7

About the Context Menus Each test page may include several elements, such as the question, answer options, and stimulus. The context menu for each element contains tools applicable to that element (see Figure 3 and Figure 4). Figure 3. Context Menu for Questions Figure 4. Context Menu for Answer Options Opening a Context Menu for Stimuli and Questions Students can access context menus by right-clicking elements or by selecting elements and then selecting the context menu button. To access the context menu for a passage or question: 1. Select the context menu button in the upper-right corner of the stimulus or question. The context menu opens. 2. Select a tool. Opening a Context Menu for Answer Options Students can use the context menu to access tools for answer options in a multiplechoice or multi-select question. To access an answer option s context menu: 1. To open the context menu, do one of the following: o If you are using a two-button mouse, right-click an answer option. o If you are using a single-button mouse, select an answer option while pressing Ctrl. o If you are using a Chromebook, select an answer option while pressing Alt. o If you are using a tablet, tap the answer option and then tap the context menu button (this selects the answer option until you select a different option). 2. Select a tool from the context menu. 8

Available Test Tools Table 1 lists the tools available in the global menu section of the test page, while Table 2 lists the tools available in the question and stimulus sections (context menu tools). Note: Some tools are available for all tests while others are only available when testing in a particular subject or when testing with a particular accommodation. Table 1. Global Tools Tool Name Help Instructions To view the on-screen Help Guide window, select the question mark button in the upper-right corner. Pause Click to pause an individual student s test. Calculator Dictionary Line Reader Masking Global Notes Periodic Table Print Page Print Passage To use the on-screen calculator, select Calculator in the global menu. To look up definitions and synonyms in the Merriam-Webster dictionary or thesaurus, select Dictionary in the global menu. To highlight an individual line of text in a passage or question, select Line Reader in the global menu. This tool is not available while the Highlighter tool is in use. The Masking tool temporarily covers a distracting area of the test page. To use this tool: 1. Select Masking in the global menu. 2. Click and drag across the distracting area. To close the Masking tool, select Masking again. To remove a masked area, select X in the upper-right corner of that area. To enter notes in an on-screen notepad, select Notes in the global menu. To view the on-screen periodic table, select Periodic Table in the global menu. To print the entire test page, select Print Page in the global menu. To print a reading passage, select Print Passage in the global menu. System Settings To adjust audio volume during the test, select in the upper-right corner. Students testing with TTS can also use this tool to adjust TTS settings. Students testing on mobile devices cannot use this tool to adjust volume. To adjust audio volume on mobile devices, students must use the device's built-in volume control. Audio Transcripts Allows students to view a transcript of the audio content for the current test page. All text in a test item s audio content will display in a separate window. The text in transcripts can be read by screen readers, such as Job Access With Speech (JAWS). 9

Tool Name Zoom buttons Instructions To enlarge the text and images on a test page, select Zoom In. Multiple zoom levels are available. To undo zooming, select Zoom Out. Table 2. Context Menu Tools Tool Name American Sign Language Expand buttons Instructions You can watch videos that translate test content into American Sign Language (ASL). To view ASL videos: 1. From the context menu, select American Sign Language. o If only one ASL video is available, the video opens automatically. o If multiple ASL videos are available, sign language ( ) icons appear next to the test content for each video. Select the icon for the test content you wish to translate into ASL. You can expand the passage section or the question section for easier readability. To expand the passage section, select the right arrow icon below the global menu. To collapse the expanded passage section, select the left arrow icon in the upper-right corner. To expand the question section, select the left arrow icon below the global menu. To collapse the expanded question section, select the right arrow icon in the upper-left corner. Highlighter Mark for Review Notepad Print Item To highlight text, select the text on the screen and then select Highlight Selection from the context menu. If multiple color options are available, select an option from the list of colors that appears. To remove highlighting, select Reset Highlighting from the context menu. Text in images cannot be highlighted. This tool is not available while the Line Reader tool is in use. To mark a question for review, select Mark for Review from the context menu. The question number displays a flap in the upper-right corner and a flag icon appears next to the number on the test page. The Questions drop-down list displays (marked) for the question. To enter notes for an individual test question, select Notepad from the context menu. After entering a note, a pencil icon appears next to the question number on the test page. You can only access your notes for a question on that question s test page. To send a print request for an individual question, select Print Item from the context menu. After sending the request, a printer icon appears next to the question number on the test page. This is only available when a student is using the Print-on-Request accommodation. 10

Tool Name Select Previous Version Strikethrough Text-to-Speech Tutorial Instructions To view and restore responses previously entered for an ELA Constructed- Response (Open-Ended) question, select the Select Previous Version option from the context menu. A list of saved responses appears. Select the appropriate response and click Select. For selected-response questions, you can cross out an answer option to focus on the options you think might be correct. There are two options for using this tool: Option A: a. To activate Strikethrough mode, open the context menu and select Strikethrough. b. Select each answer option you wish to strike out. c. To deactivate Strikethrough mode, press Esc or click outside the question s response area. Option B: a. Right-click an answer option and select Strikethrough. To listen to passages and questions, select a Speak option from the context menu. To view a short video demonstrating how to respond to a particular question type, select Tutorial from the context menu. 11

Appendix A. Revision Log Updates to the user guide posted after October 1, 2018 are noted below. Location Page Description of Change Revision Date Throughout Updated screenshots of TA and Student interfaces 12/3/2018 Available Test Tools 9-11 Updated tables for global and context menu tools. 12/3/2018 12